A FLOATING PALACE.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXIII, Issue 309, 12 January 1912, Page 7

A FLOATING PALACE.

A special ocean yacht devoted cruising purposes only is the latest novation arranged by Messrs HarlaM and Wolff, of .Belfast, for the Mail Steam Packet Company. twin-screw steamer, called the is to be devoted entirely to passenger accommodation. No hatches will interfere with the sweep of the promenade deck, over feet in length, which runs edly from stem to stern. All the puttie rooms, etc., are on this deck and therefore conveniently accessible. All the bedrooms have separate bedsteads instead o£ the usual berths. Notable amongst the novel features are the tiled swimming bath, 35 feet long, with dressing rooms attached, and the covered gymnasium with the latest physical culture appliances. The galleried dining saloon occupies the whole height of two decks, and is furnished with a •triple row of lofty windows, a new departure in marine construction. The Arcadian will leave Southampton on January 3 for tourist service to the West Indies and between New York and Bermuda.